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• Kentucky receives nearly $3 million to assist displaced Comair workers
  Monday, May 20, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced Kentucky will receive a nearly $3 million National Emergency Grant (NEG) to assist workers affected by the closure of Comair, located in Erlanger.
• Governor Beshear makes appointments to Boards and Commissions
  Friday, May 17, 2013
• Gov. Beshear Announces Sparrow to Retire From Tourism Post
  Friday, May 17, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear announced today that Marcheta Sparrow will retire May 31 from her post as Secretary of Tourism, Arts and Heritage.
• Gov. Beshear signs bill to ramp up Career, Technical Education in Kentucky
  Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today ceremonially signed House Bill 207 that unites the state’s two Career and Technical Education (CTE) systems under the guidance of Kentucky’s Department of Education. The goal is to create a unified, more relevant and efficient system to educate and prepare students for the world of work in a real-life setting.
• Gov. Beshear Breaks Ground on Second Recent Expansion for Kobe Aluminum in Bowling Green; Company to Add 100 Jobs
  Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today joined company and local officials at Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC (KAAP) in Bowling Green to break ground on the company’s second expansion in recent months. Kobe Aluminum plans to add an 87,000-square-foot building, resulting in 100 new, full-time jobs and a capital investment of up to $66 million.
• Gov. Beshear Launches kynect: Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection
  Wednesday, May 15, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced the launch of public education and awareness efforts for the state’s health benefit exchange, called kynect: Kentucky’s Healthcare Connection.
• Gov. Beshear Announces Glass Door Solutions to Establish Operations in Elkton, Create 110 Jobs
  Monday, May 13, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today joined local and company officials in Elkton to announce Glass Door Solutions LLC, a newly-formed company, plans to lease a facility, create 110 new, full-time jobs and invest more than $3.5 million in the Commonwealth.
• Governor Beshear Orders Flags to Half-staff on May 13
  Friday, May 10, 2013
  Gov. Steve Beshear has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Monday, May 13, 2013, in honor of Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin, a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Gov. Beshear Expands Health Coverage to over 300,000 Kentuckians
  Thursday, May 09, 2013
  Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the inclusion of 308,000 more Kentuckians in the federal Medicaid health insurance program. The expansion, together with the creation of the Health Benefit Exchange, will ensure that every Kentuckian will have access to affordable health insurance.
• Gov. Beshear Announces Domtar Paper to Upgrade Operations in Hancock County, Retain 452 Jobs
  Thursday, May 09, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced Domtar Paper Company LLC plans to upgrade and add equipment at its Hawesville facility, retaining 452 jobs and investing up to $20 million in capital improvements.
• Gov. Beshear Announces More Than $19 Million for Community Development Projects in Flemingsburg
  Tuesday, May 07, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear joined local officials today to announce more than $19 million for three community development projects in the city of Flemingsburg in Fleming County. The projects include a new waste water treatment plant, an extension to the Flemingsburg Bypass and a new city fire station.
• Gov. Beshear Participates in Mt. Sterling Police Station Ribbon-Cutting
  Tuesday, May 07, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today joined local leaders for a ribbon-cutting for the new Mt. Sterling Police Station in Montgomery County. The new facility replaces the city’s former flood-damaged police station.
• Lagoon Bridge project gets underway, marking first step toward new bridge over Kentucky Lake at Aurora
  Tuesday, May 07, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced the beginning of work on the first phase of a long-awaited project to build two badly needed bridges that will form a signature gateway to the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (LBL) in western Kentucky.
• Gov. Beshear Announces More Than $1 Million for New Menifee County Regional Kitchen and Senior Citizens Center
  Monday, May 06, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today joined local leaders to announce more than $1 million in grant funding for a new regional kitchen and senior citizens center in Menifee County.
• Governor, First Lady Encourage Kentuckians to Attend 77th Annual Governor’s Derby Celebration
  Friday, May 03, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear today encouraged Kentuckians to attend the 77th annual Governor’s Derby Celebration in historic downtown Frankfort. The event will be held tomorrow, Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Eastern time and is free and open to the public.
• Kentucky Names New State Government CIO
  Tuesday, April 30, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today announced James M. Fowler as chief information officer (CIO) for state government, effective June 1. He will be taking over the CIO duties from Finance and Administration Cabinet Secretary Lori. H. Flanery, who has been the interim CIO for most of this administration. Fowler will also be a member of the Governor’s Executive Cabinet.
• Gov. Beshear Proclaims May ‘Beef Month in Kentucky’
  Tuesday, April 30, 2013
  As the weather warms, Kentuckians are firing up their grills for tasty burgers and steaks. Gov. Steve Beshear recognizes this American tradition and is proclaiming May 2013 “Beef Month in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.”
• Governor Beshear Recognizes Sacrifice of a Kentucky Airman
  Tuesday, April 30, 2013
  Gov. Steve Beshear today recognized the sacrifice of Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin, a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Gov. Beshear signs ‘Bryan Durman Act’
  Monday, April 29, 2013
  Acting on the third anniversary of the death of its namesake, Gov. Steve Beshear today ceremonially signed the Bryan Durman Act, setting higher parole eligibility thresholds for crimes that result in the line-of-duty death of a peace officer or firefighter.
• Gov. Beshear Celebrates Grand Opening for Birtley in Lexington, First Chinese-owned Manufacturer in Kentucky
  Monday, April 29, 2013
  Governor Steve Beshear today joined local leaders and company officials in Lexington for the grand opening of Birtley, a subsidiary of Shandong Borun Industrial Processing Equipment in China. The company, Kentucky’s first Chinese-owned manufacturing firm, has built a new 67,500-square-foot facility at Blue Grass Business Park in Lexington, and is creating 30 to 50 new, full-time jobs and investing approximately $10 million in the project.